“We had a stretch there where we dug in to force a couple turnovers and get a couple layups,” Malone said. “We started finishing inside and then gutted things out.”

After taking a 55-50 lead into the fourth, back-to-back steals and layups by Streeter and Elliott to open the quarter gave the Bulldogs some breathing room. They needed it, too, once the Golden Eagles unleashed another of their 3-point shooting barrages.

Three Eagle 3s — two by Branden Means and one by T.J. Sutton — in a span of 73 seconds, got GlenOak to within 63-59 entering the final six minutes. But McKinley responded with a 14-2 run over the next three minutes.

“We just got outplayed and outcoached,” GlenOak head coach Jack Greynolds Jr. said. “They took it to us, and we didn’t respond well at times. We couldn’t make that next play we needed to make. They did.”

GlenOak hit 13 3-pointers and was sparked by the return of guard Storm Sanders, who missed the first 12 games for medical reasons. But that wasn’t enough to overcome 23 turnovers and McKinley’s 37-25 rebounding edge.

Streeter and Elliott each scored 21 points for McKinley (10-3, 5-1). Each guard hit a 3 in the fourth and added assorted driving scores and pull-up jumpers throughout the game.

“They play very well together, but we haven’t had a night where both were shooting like that,” Malone said.

“He kept working hard, and we knew he was going to get better,” Malone said. “Tonight, he was outstanding.”

Chris Davis, Che’ Richardson, Brice Everett, Cecil Smith and Mike Mills also delivered at key moments for the Bulldogs. Richardson ended a wild first half by hitting a running 40-footer at the buzzer. It was the third 3-pointer in the final 15 seconds of the half after Elliott and Sutton traded 3s.

GlenOak (6-7, 3-3) hit 7-of-11 3s in the second quarter to stay in the game, making 13 overall. Means finished with five 3s and 18 points. Sutton and Sanders each scored 12.

Getting Sanders back is “going to make a big difference,” Greynolds said. “I think we can be pretty good the last handful of games.”

Malone feels real good about McKinley, which has won three straight on the road and five in row overall.

“We’re building habits we need to continue to develop,” Malone said. “To be a team that contests for championships, you have to build these habits and continue to build them each week, which is what we’ve been doing.”